Cotton-press



(No Model.)

R. VOIGT.

A COTTON PRESS.

No. 305.030. Patented Sept. 9., 1884.

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COTTONPRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 305,030, dated September 9, 1884.

Application filed June 28, 1884.

Zo all whom, it may concern,.-

Beit known that I, ROBERT Voler, of Industry, in the county of Austin and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Presses; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specilication.

My invention relates to an improvement in cotton-presses; and it consists in the combina` tion of a shaft which is journaled upon the top of the press-frame, and provided with a driving-pulley, a clutch which is feathered upon the shaft, and which is operated by a lever which projects in the line of travel of the beater, a drum provided with a ratchet, a spring-pawl, and the brake bywhieh the descent of the beater is controlled, all of which will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a press with a beater for the purpose of beating V down the material which is to be compressed,

and thus prevent the necessity of a man having to get into the press and trample down the material. y

Figures] and 2 are elevations of a press embodyingmy invention taken at right angles to each other. Fig. Sis a plan view of the same.

A represents a press of any suitable construction, the timbers of the upper part of which are extended so as to form the guides B, in between which the beater C moves back and forth. Upon the top of this frame-work is journaled the driving-shaft D, which has the driving-pulley E rigidly secured thereto.

Feathered upon this shaft at any suitable point is the clutch F, which is operatedrby means of the lever G, which is bent so as to extend just over the top of the beater and (No model.)

Placed loosely upon the shaft is the drum I, upon which the rope J of the beater is made to wind, and which drum has its inner end so shaped as to engage with the clutch, and thus be caused to revolve with it. Upon the outer end of the drum is formed the brake-wheel L, upon which the brake-lever N is made to bear, and outside of this brake-wheel is formed the ratchet-wheel O. This ratchet-wheel engages the pawl P, which is returned to place whenthe pawl from engaging with the ratchet.

When power is applied to the driving-shaft, the drum is caused to revolve with the shaftA by engaging with the clutch, and as the drum is made to'revolve it winds the rope of the beater around it,and thus draws the beater upward. Vhen the beater strikes against the under side of the bent lever, the clutch is forced backward out of Contact with the end of the drum by the movement of its operating-lever, and it is then made to again engage with the drum, which is again drawn upward and then dropped. It' at any time it should be desired to prevent the drum from dropping after having been raised upward, it is only necessary to release the pawl so that it will engage with the ratchet, and then the beater will be held at that point where it was released from the action of the clutch; While the beater is in this raised position and it is desired to lower it a pressure is brought to bear upon the brakelever by means of ther-rope, wire, or chain S, which is connect-ed to its free end, and then the pawl is drawn out of contact with the ratchet, when the beater will slowly descend.

By means of the beater, which is arranged to operate as above described, the material which is to be formed into bales can be rapidly broken or crushed down, so as to allow IOO 2. The combination of a baling-press, suitable guides for the beater to travel in, the beater, the driving-shaft, the clutch, the. operating-lever, the drum provided with a ratchet-Wheel, and a paWl for engaging with the ratchet and preventing the beater from descending, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ROBERT VOIGT.

Vitnesses:

OTTO E. BINZ, C. C. KOCH. n 

